Democracy’s Graduates: Reimagining Alumnihood

Produced in partnership with the Kettering Foundation, this issue of Diversity & Democracy explores what alumni are saying about civic engagement in and after college and describes how higher education institutions are building relationships with their civic-minded former students. Contributors to this issue examine how alumni are actively engaging in the places where they live and work and helping to improve the undergraduate experience.

“Fair Hope”: Places, Stories, and Education for Life with Alabama Towns
By Mark Wilson and Nan Fairley, Auburn University

Coming Full Circle: The Life Cycle of Living Democracy
By Marian Royston, Auburn University

Perspective
Processing Trauma as an Activist Alumna: A Conversation with Mica Grimm
By Peter Erkkila, Community Organizer

The View from Alumni Relations: Creating a Culture of Giving and Engagement
By Nini Poore, University of Michigan

Research and Evaluation
Civic Identity and Agency after College: Alumni Voices from Three Academic Civic Engagement Programs
By Richard M. Battistoni, Providence College, and Tania D. Mitchell, University of Minnesota